Recent content by Diogenes2

Can you explain how digitally encoded audio from the same source can sound different based on the storage media?

The most reliable drive is the one that is backed up the most often...

If one SSD/HDD fails in any configuration your data is lost..

Depends on what your point is...

I have heard the OEMs like to hide the chip info ..

Not so.. Windows will create the page file on the C drive if the alternate designated drive is not available..

" when DDR4 comes out " ??

Never mind..

I have an MX100 512 as system drive in X99 system.. Running since Nov /14 with no issues.. Planning on putting two of them in RAID 0 soon..

Use Macrium Reflect free edition to clone the HDD to the SDD

Macrium Reflect free edition will clone to SSD with no issues....

I run my OS and all apps from SSD RAID 0. Very responsive.. I have a spare SSD that I can clone my RAID to in about 6 minutes.. I do it almost daily, and always after a significant change, like installing an application. The clone would allow me to recover in the time it takes me to reboot...

I'm very happy with my X99 Extreme4.. 5960X stable at 4.5g with DDR4 2666 RAM. I really like the BIOS interface, particularly the fan control. Gigabyte has a pretty good reputation but it appears to have a few more unhappy users over at Newegg; although I wouldn't consider those reviews...

That sounds very complex.. With my Asrock X99 Extreme 4 all I had to do was: Set the SATA controller mode to RAID Reboot and press Ctrl+I to invoke the RAID BIOS Configure the RAID ( Assign drives, etc.. ) Reboot with the Windows Install disk, and have the Intel SATA drivers available...

Do you have a link that does not require signing on to Massdrop?